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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-10

…n during which the person who is the subject of the research may not participate in any other research. The length of this period varies according to the nature of the research referred to in this Tit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-106

…ard, as the case may be, may organise a consultation of the shareholders referred to in Article L. 225-102 in order to allow them to appoint one or more proxies to represent them at the general meetin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210

…under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, of articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies A. 1. Capital gains, other than those realised on goods, resulting from the free allocation of shares o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-17

The deposit provided for in articles R. 49-14 and R. 49-15 shall be paid in cash, by cheque made payable to the Treasury, by bank card, by remote payment or by international bank transfer, in accordan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-15

…i et à la formation professionnelle are authorised to check with the bodies listed in article D. 5427-4 that the legal provisions mentioned in articles L. 5422-21 and L. 5422-22 are respected.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-15

…of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 include the costs of storage, handl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-10

In the context of the research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 and Article L. 1124-1, failure by the sponsor to provide investigators free of charge for the duration of the research with the inve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

I.-The transfers referred to in the third paragraph of Article R. 743-140 shall give rise to the collection of the following fees:1° With regard to the diligence of each transmission of a deed, decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-15

The information mentioned in article L. 3512-17 which is not covered by business secrecy is made accessible to the public, in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister for Health…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-25

…e department where the property designated in the commission is located. This application includes: 1° The identity and address of the principal; 2° The identity and address of the private security gu…

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